And on top of all that, there's the compelling story of Hamilton's struggle with addictions. As ESPN.com writes:

"He went from first round draft pick in 1999 by Tampa Bay to out of baseball all together because of drug and alcohol addiction.

"He recovered and returned to the majors in 2007 with Cincinnati, and was traded to the Texas, where he has become a star — the AL MVP in 2010 — while still battling his addiction. He had a relapse before this season, but is off to a torrid start."

"Understanding that what I'm doing and what God's allowed me to do coming back from everything I went through and allowing me to play the game at the level I play it, it's pretty amazing to think about."

And who has hit four homes in one game? Here's the list, via the Baseball Almanac:

By the way, the Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles last night by a score of 10-3. And here's something for you trivia buffs: Each of Hamilton's dingers scored two runs — and each time the same player was on base at the time. It was Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus.

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